Crime Rates at Chaucer Street, Leicester, LE2 1HD

Chaucer Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 177th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Street (LE2 1HD) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 215.3% higher than the Spinney Hills average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Street (LE2 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Onslow Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.